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Eagles HC Doug Pederson on the sharing of play-calling duties being a “collaborative” effort

49ers wide receiver Deebo Samuel didn’t practice on Wednesday, but there’s no concern about his status for Monday’s game against the Bills. Samuel was listed with a hamstring injury, but head coach Kyle Shanahan said on KNBR that the wideout “wasn’t injured” and is “going to be good” for Monday night. Shanahan said Samuel needed [more]

Eric Ebron saying the league is “trying to see us fail” might be overselling it, but if there ever was a team that could play the disrespect card, it’s the 2020 Steelers.

The Carolina Panthers brought in a trio of kickers for visits on Thursday that included former Panthers kicker Chandler Catanzaro. Catanzaro, Lirim Hajrullahu and Louie Zervos were all brought in for a look, via the league transaction wire. Catanzaro, a five-year NFL veteran, appeared in four games for the Panthers in 2018. He converted all [more]

The Rams and Chargers are creating backup sites for practices and games if they get banned from their own facilities, similar to the 49ers, per sources.

We were too focused on Denver’s bizarre quarterback last week to worry about the Saints’ quiet passing day with Taysom Hill filling in for Drew Brees.

Lauren Carpenter discusses what to do if you missed the fantasy playoffs and which game could be the most telling among the Week 13 matchups. (Junfu Han via Imagn Content Services, LLC)

Defensive end Carlos Dunlap missed a second day of practice with the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday due to a foot injury sustained Monday night against the Philadelphia Eagles. While head coach Pete Carroll said on Wednesday that an MRI should the injury wasn’t significant, it has put his availability for Sunday’s game against the New [more]

Check out the second injury report of the week.

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From star quarterbacks Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Holmes to standout center Jason Kelce to dynamic defensive end Joey Bosa, 32 players have been nominated for the seventh annual Art Rooney Sportsmanship Award.

The unbeaten Pittsburgh Steelers and the defending champion Kansas City Chiefs are closing in on clinching their respective divisions going into Week 13. The Steelers, who are 11-0, can wrap up the AFC North with a win over Washington on Monday night and a Browns loss against Tennessee on Sunday. The Steelers can clinch a playoff spot with a win or losses by the Raiders, Dolphins or Colts on Sunday.

Senior NFL Writers Charles Robinson & Terez Paylor discuss what Browns’ quarterback Baker Mayfield needs to display to beat Tennessee. Can the Titans run the table? How will Mike Vrabel manage Derrick Henry’s usage? Hear the full conversation on the Yahoo Sports NFL Podcast. Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher or wherever you listen.

Pittsburgh’s recent success in the NFL draft — including a surprisingly potent 2020 group led by second-rounder Chase Claypool — has helped the Steelers to an 11-0 start.

An agent, an NFL director and an assistant coach, all women, reflect on the importance of Sarah Fuller’s outing at Vanderbilt and what it means in the football world.

Let’s look at the candidates for MVP other than the obvious favorite.

49ers kicker Robbie Gould won NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. In Week 12, Gould made 3/4 field goals and 2/2 PATs against the Rams, including a game-winning 42-yard FG. Gould has now made 16 of 18 FG attempts this season for the 49ers as they fight for a playoff spot

After three weeks of fan voting, Jason Kelce continues to lead among NFC centers. By Dave Zangaro

Bills linebacker AJ Klein was named the AFC’s Defensive Player of the Week by the NFL. Klein had 14 tackles, a career-high, to lead the Bills, while adding three of those tackles for loss, with 1.5 sacks

Twitter made clear how it felt about Cris Collinsworth’s thoughts on women who watch football.

Matt Harmon opens up his advanced metrics notebook heading into Week 13 to show why Austin Ekeler is set to smash the rest of the season, why Kirk Cousins is underrated, and more.

The San Francisco 49ers promoted safety Kai Nacua to their active roster and opened the practice window for LB Mark Nzeocha.

Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin reacts to his team’s win over the Baltimore Ravens in Week 12. This game is streaming live on the Yahoo Sports mobile app, or on NFL Network

RG3 was back as a starter, in a very unusual scenario.

Many viewers cringed at Denver’s ugly loss to the Saints behind a rookie receiver pressed into duty because every Broncos quarterback was barred by the NFL over coronavirus concerns. Among them was Drew Lock. ”It hurt my heart, hurt my soul,” the Broncos starter said Wednesday.

The COVID-19 protocol violations forced the Broncos to play Sunday’s game without a quarterback.

This week’s Seahawks mailbag is sure to entertain you.

Opponents are starting to figure out how to take advantage of Jared Goff’s struggles under pressure. The Rams need their $100M QB to correct it.

The NFL expanded the playoffs to seven teams in each conference, and in the packed AFC, the Colts, Dolphins, Raiders and Ravens are all fighting for two spots.

The Bears could probably get a top-10 draft pick if they were to lose the rest of their games. But all that losing would create more problems than Trey Lance or Zach Wilson could solve.